Xi Jinping Exchanges Messages of Congratulations with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of China-Azerbaijan Diplomatic Relations

On April 2, 2022, President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Xi Jinping pointed out, China and Azerbaijan are traditional partners of friendly cooperation. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties 30 years ago, China-Azerbaijan relations have maintained a sound and steady momentum of development. The two sides have deepened political mutual trust, made solid progress in cooperation across the board and conducted closer coordination on international and regional affairs. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, China and Azerbaijan have stood together and helped each other, demonstrating the traditional friendship between the two peoples.

Xi Jinping stressed that I attach great importance to the development of China-Azerbaijan relations and stand ready to work with President Aliyev to take the 30th anniversary as an opportunity to push for more achievements in bilateral ties and cooperation in various areas for the benefit of the two countries and the two peoples.

Aliyev said, Azerbaijan-China relations have continued to develop on the basis of mutual trust. The two sides have carried out mutually beneficial cooperation in politics, economy and trade and other areas at a high level, and multilateral cooperation has also achieved fruitful results. The Azerbaijani side supports the Belt and Road Initiative and believes that the traditional friendship between Azerbaijan and China will continue to deepen and benefit the people in both countries.